The 10th Rhode Island Artillery was organized at Providence for three months' service. It moved to Washington, D.C., May 27-29, 1862. It saw duty at Camp Frieze, Tennallytown, until June 23 and at Cloud's Mills until June 30, and near Fort Pennsylvania until August. The unit was mustered out August 30, 1862.
The Tenth was raised simultaneously with the Ninth and Tenth regiments of infantry, for three months service in Washington. It was mainly recruited from the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery, under the supervision of Col. Edwin C. Gallup, and other officers of this organization, who went into service as officers of the Tenth Battery, taking position as they stood in the home organization.
On the 24th of May, 1862, Governor Sprague received a dispatch from the Secretary of War, announcing that the little army under command of Gen. N. P. Banks had been routed, that the enemy were advancing on Washington, and calling upon the Governor to send all his available militia to the defence of the capital.
Under special orders from the adjutant general's office of Rhode Island, Colonel Gallup was directed to organize a company of artillery, and assisted by his fellow officers, he immediately commenced the formation of the Tenth Battery.
OFFICERS:
Captain, Edwin C. Gallup
Senior First Lieutenant
Samuel A. Pearce, Jr.
Second Senior Lieutenant, Amos D. Smith, Jr.
Junior First Lieutenant, Frank A. Rhodes
Junior Second Lieutenant, Henry Pearce.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Attached to Whipple's Command, Military District of Washington.
ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contain the names of 149 men. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Davenport, IA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998. Ref. See p. 1222 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
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